[KCDXC] Fw: CW Pileup Competition

[Alex, KU1CW]

>From CTDXCC.

--- On Sun, 7/26/09, Gary Schmidt <garys at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Gary Schmidt <garys at austin.rr.com>
> Subject: CW Pileup Competition
> To: ctdxcc at kkn.net
> Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009, 9:46 PM
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> As most folks know by now, we’re
> planning a world
> class CW pileup competition for this year’s
> Summerfest. So what makes
> this “world class”? For one, we will be
> awarding a phenomenal prize
> to the top finisher - a Begali Gold Graciella, Jr.
> generously donated by Piero
> Begali, I2RTF, worth right at $470 US. Secondly, for the
> first time anywhere
> (including Dayton), the CW pileup competition will be a
> spectator sport
> utilizing our own Chuck Sanders NO5W’s incredible
> real time scoring and
> display software. Tom N0SS, who creates those diabolical
> pileup tapes for
> Dayton, HamCom and last year’s Summerfest, is
> churning out an all new tester
> specifically for this year’s Summerfest run,
> guaranteed to cut even the
> snappiest ops down to size. So stick around for the after
> lunch festivities.
> Whether you compete or just make fun of those who do, you
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> miss the humiliation. 
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> Tomorrow evening before the program,
> time permitting, we
> hope to have a mini-test for a few ops to try their hand
> with the new software.
> This will effectively be a dry run of Chuck’s
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> One other thing, we are looking
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> additional laptops (preferably WindowsXP) and AC supplies
> to use during the
> competition Saturday afternoon the 8th. If you
> can help out please
> let me know by return email. We will also need a couple of
> headsets that can be
> plugged into the 1/8th inch mini on the laptop.
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> Thanks. Hope to see everybody tomorrow
> night at the library,
> and again on Saturday the 8th. 
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> 73, 
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> Gary W5ZL 
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